Foot-rest for school-desks.



J. L. PRATT.

FOOT BEST FOR SCHQOL DESKS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1916.

1,216,492. Patented 1%.20, 1917.

I coinpanying drawings.

I purpose which is'very strong and durable UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

FOOT-REST FOR SGHOOL-DESKS.

- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 20, 191

I Application filed May 27, 1916. Serial No. 100,280.

h or register therewith. These bars are also Be it known that I, Jm-Ix L, PRA a secured to the disk, adjacent to its edge, by citizen of the United Statesgresiding at Demeans of the rivets or bolts 9, the extremitroit, in the county of Red River and State ties of the bars projecting in parall l relaof Texas, have invented certain new and i n bey nd the edge of the disk. In apply- 1' b all whom it may (row-err useful Improveinei-its in Foot-Rests for ing the bearings, the spaced ends of the bars' 8 are engaged upon opposite sides of the spaced vertical bars of the frames or standardsli, as clearly shown in Fig. .3 of the This invention relates to foot rests for drawings ()lwnlngsmaybe drilled through school desks and has for its primary object these frame bars and the bars 8 to receive 520 provide a gi nply constructed and con- Sllltilbl fastening bolts, 01 the frames 01 veni ent devicewhich may be readily applied ards 6 are of such, construction that to the ordinary school desk to support the h o t eceiving openings cannot be profeetf th h l i a f t bl 1- vided therein without weakening the frame, time above the floor surface. clamping bolts such as shown at 10, may be It i th bj t f my j. ti t disposed through openings in'the extremipro'vide an adjustable foot rest for school mes Q the l' and t p l ends desks which can bereadily raised and sup- 531d b g y 'clampfid to the frameported in an elevated position when it is Ahol'lzontill rod 11 has 1155 endslournaled .desired to sweep or clean the floor beneath the desk.

It is a further general object of the invention to provide a device for the above School-Desks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the ac hanger arms 12 are fixed at one of their ends to the rod 11 adjacent to the inner faces of the disks 7. .The other ends ofthese hanger arms are provided with the flanges 13, and and may be manufactured at relatively tOtllRQ flanges the OPPOS itQ ends 0f the 'EOOt small cost. l (T14 are securely fixed. 4

lVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features immediately below the bearing opening of construction, combination and arrangethereln, i1 a ia yendingshoulder 15 is ment of parts to be. hereinafter more fully Q m and ilbOVQ t e bearing opening a described, claimed and illustrated in the ac- ..SeCoI1(l's top shoulder 16 is formed upon the coinpanying drawing, in which,

Fi 1 i a pc 'gpgctive i ill t b being also radially disposed and extending at ing my improved fo t t lied t a an angle with respect to the shoulder 15. common ty f h l 1 k; lVlien the hanger arms 12 upon which the Fig. 2. is an enlarged vertical sectional foot board 14 is mounted, are disposed in i h i th f t t di d 'i 15 their normal pendant positions, the rear raised inoperative position; edges of said arms abut against the shou l Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional l is 15s0tl'1at the swinging movemen of'said view; and arms and the foot board in a forwarc. direc- Fig: 4, is a fragmentary perspective view tion beneath the desk is thereby limited. It

showing the foot rest applied to another is a well known fact that the air currents construction of desk. above the floor surface are several degrees Referring in detail to the drawing, 5- ivari'ner than the floor surface itselfiand the designates the desk proper which 'is suiti oot board 14, in its normal position, is ably mounted and supported upon. the end spaced above the floor surface so that the frames or Standards 6. In Figs. 1 to 3 of Scholars feet, when disposed upon said the drawing, I have illustrated means for board, will not be in contact with the relaattaching foot rest bearings or supports to tiv ly 0 d face f t O s, the the desk standards. Each of these bearings feet will be supported in a comfortable pos iconsists of a circular plate or disk 7 which tion and not be subjected to the cold air is adapted to be secured to the metal straps drafts in immediate uxtaposition to the or bars, indicated at 8. The disk 7 is profloor surface. When it is desired to sweep vided with a central .l'iearing opening and or clean the floor beneath the desk, the foot the bars 8 with similar openings to coincide rest 14 may be swung upwardly by the in the central openings in the disks 7, and

Upon the inner face of eachdisk 7 and i face of the bearing disk, said latter shoulder broom to the position indicated in Fig. 2, such movementbeing limited by the engagement of the hangers 12 against the stop shoulders 16. Thus, the foot board is supported immediately beneath the bottom wall of the desk and entirely out of the way, so that the floor surface beneath the desk can be properly swept or cleaned.

In Fig. 4 of the drawing, I have illustrated the bearing plates or disks 7 integrall y formed or molded with the end frames or standards 6 of the desk. These bearing disks are provided with central openings so that it is only necessary to mount the ends of the horizontal rod 11 within said openings and then apply the hanger arms 12. It will be noted, of course, that when the rod 11 is inserted in position, the ends thereof are also engaged through the ends of the hanger arms 12 and said arms fixed to the rod by set screws or other suitable means. If desired, however, the ends of the rod 11 may be fixed in the disks or plates 7 and the hanger arms loosely engaged upon the rod for turning movement, as will be readily understood. In the latter construction, the inner faces of the disks or plates 7 are, of course, provided with the stop' shoulders, as above described.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. the construction, manner of operation and several advantages of the invention will be clearly and fully understood. The device, while exceedingly simple, is of great con-- .venience and serviceability in practical use and is so constructed that the same can be readily applied to the ordinary type of school desk now in common use without necessitating any material alterations tlierein.

While I have shown and described the preferred form. constrlu'tion and arrangement of the several elements, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of considerable modification therein and I, therefore, re-

serve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a desk including end frames, of a bearing on each of said end frames, a horizontal rod j ournaled at its ends in said bearings, hangers mounted upon the ends of said rod, a foot board fixed to the free ends of said hangers, each of said bearings being provided on its inner face with stop shoulders to limit the swinging movement of the hangers and the foot board to a pendant position or to an elevated inoperative position.

2. The combination with a school desk including end frames, of bearing disks, means for clamping the bearing disks upon the respective end frames, a horizontal rod journaled at its ends in the bearing disks, each of said disks being provided upon its inner face with a radially disposed stop shoulder in vertical alinement with'the bearing opening of the disk and also with the second stop shoulder above the bearing opening and at one side thereof, hangers fixed at one .of their ends to said rod, a foot rest secured to the other ends of the hangers, the movement of the hangers in one direction being limited by the first named shoulders on the bearing disks when the foot is in its proper raised position, and the last named shoulders limiting the swinging movement of the hangers in an opposite direction when the foot rest is elevated to an inoperative position. ,1

In testimony whereof I'hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN L. PRATT. Witnesses 

